On March 26, the Idaho Senate State Affairs Committee introduced S1244, the newest attempt to close Idaho’s primaries. Existing law lets voters choose a party’s primary ballot in the privacy of the voting booth on primary election day. S1244 would … Continue reading
Maine’s Secretary of State has finally released voter registration data for November 2006. The results are: Democratic 31.16%; Republican 28.12%; Green 2.95%; independent and other parties, 37.77%. Back in November 2004, the Maine data was: Democratic 31.17%; Republican 28.07%; Green … Continue reading
The New Hampshire House is scheduled to vote on SB 36 on Tuesday, March 27. The bill abolishes the straight-ticket device and gives the state an office-group ballot. If the bill passes (and it is expected to), this will likely … Continue reading
Doug Bailey, chief spokesperson for Unity08, is interviewed in the March 26 issue of the San Francisco Chronicle. Unity08 now has 42,000 Delegates. The delegates will choose a presidential and vice-presidential candidate in June 2008. See here for the interview. … Continue reading
The Republican Party’s national convention in 2008 will nominate candidates for president and vice-president so late (September 3 or September 4) that the party will be unable to comply with state election laws in four states. Alabama, California, Illinois and … Continue reading
